The 8 Operational Variables Memorization Guide

This guide will help you memorize the 8 Operational Variables found in ADP 3-0. We will briefly go over them, a mnemonic to remember them, and the repeat them over and over so you can say them out loud and solidify them in your mind.

First, what are the operational variables? Political, economic, military, social, physical environment, infrastructure, information, time. ADP 3-0 gives us a little more detail as to why these 8 things are important.

Operational variables are those aspects of an operational environment, both military and nonmilitary, that may differ from one operational area to another and affect operations. Operational variables describe not only the military aspects of an operational environment, but also the population’s influence on it.

Now that you know what they are for, let’s memorize them. The mnemonic you can use to memorize them is P E M S P I I T. 

Episode Transcript

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Welcome to the Board Questions podcast where you can study for
the board while chilling, driving, or anywhere your ears
are free. Today we are going to memorize
the 8 operational variables. We will briefly go over them, a
mnemonic to remember them, and the repeat them over and over so
you can say them out loud and solidify them in your mind.

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First, what are the operational variables political, economic,
military, social, physical environment, infrastructure,
information, time ADP 3 to 0 gives us a little more detail as
to why these eight things are important.
Operational variables are those aspects of an operational

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environment, both military and non military, that may differ
from 1 operational area to another and affect operations.
Operational variables describe not only the military aspects of
an operational environment, but also the population's influence
on it. Now that you know what they are
for, let's memorize them. The mnemonic you can use to

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memorize them is PEMSPIT P/E MSPIIT.
Now let's repeat the 8 operational variables until you
have it down solid. First, the P in PEMSPIT is
political. Second, the E in Pempspit is
economic. Third, the M in Pempspit is

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military. 4th The S in Pempspit is social. 5th The P in Pempspit
is physical environment. 6th The1st I in Pempspit is
infrastructure. 7th The second Iin Pempspit is information. 8th
the T in Pempspit is time. Let's go over it again.

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First, the P in Pempspit is political.
Second, the E in Pempspit is economic.
Third, the M in Pempspit is military. 4th The S in Pempspit
is social. 5th The P in Pempspitis physical environment. 6th The

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1st I in Pempspit is infrastructure. 7th The second I
in Pempspit is information. 8th The T in Pempspit is time.
Now that we've tried it, let's test you a few times.
First, the P in Pempspit is political.

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Second, the E in Pempspit is economic.
Third, the M in Pempspit is military. 4th The S in Pempspit
is social. 5th The P in Pempspitis Physical environment. 6th The

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1st I in Pempspit is Infrastructure. 7th The second I
in Pempspit is Information. 8th the T in Pempspit is time.
First the P in Pempspit is political.

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Second, the E in Pempspit is economic.
Third, the M in Pempspit is military. 4th the S in Pempspit
is social. 5th The P in Pempspitis physical environment. 6th The

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1st I in Pempspit is infrastructure. 7th The second I
in Pempspit is information. 8th The T in Pempspit is time.
First, the P in Pempspit is political.

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Second, the E in Pempspit is economic.
Third, the M in Pempspit is military. 4th The S in Pempspit
is social. 5th The P in Pempspitis physical environment. 6th The

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1st I in Pempspit is infrastructure. 7th The second I
in Pempspit is information. 8th the T in Pempspit is time.
First, the P in Pempspit is political.

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Second, the E in Pempspit is economic. 3rd The M in Pempspit
is military. 4th The S in Pempspit is social. 5th The P in
Pempspit is physical environment. 6th The 1st I in

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Pempspit is infrastructure. 7th The second I in Pempspit is
information. 8th The T in Pempspit is time.
Now that you are more familiar with it, let's go a little
faster. The P in Pempspit is political.

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The E in Pempspit is economic. The M in Pempspit is military.
The S in Pempspit is social. The P in Pempspit is physical
environment. The first I in Pem Spit is

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infrastructure. The second I in PEM Spit is
information. The T in PEM Spit is time.
The P in PEM Spit is political. The E in PEM Spit is economic.

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The M in PEM Spit is military. The S in Pempspit is social.
The P in Pempspit is physical environment.
The first I in Pempspit is infrastructure.
The second I in Pempspit is information.

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The T in Pempspit is time. A little faster now.
P is political, E is economic, Mis military, S is social, P is

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physical environment. I is infrastructure, I is
information, T is time. P is political.
E is economic. M is military.

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S is social, P is physical environment.
I is infrastructure, I is information.
T is time. P is political, E is economic, M

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is military, S is social, P is physical environment.
I is infrastructure. I is information.
T is time. Now let's do it without any

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mnemonic help. Political, economic, Military,
Social, physical environment, Infrastructure, information
time. Political, economic, military,

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social, physical environment, infrastructure, information
time. Political, economic, military,
social, physical environment, infrastructure, information

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time. Political, economic, military,
social, physical environment, infrastructure, information
time. A little faster now.
Political, economic, military, social, physical environment,

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infrastructure, information time.
Political, economic military, social, physical environment,
infrastructure, information timePolitical, economic, military,
social, physical environment, infrastructure, information
time. Political, economic, military,

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social, physical environment, infrastructure, information
time. Political, economic military,
social, physical environment, infrastructure, information time
Political, economic, military, social, physical environment,
infrastructure, information time.

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Political, economic, military, social, physical environment,
infrastructure, information time.
Political, economic, military, social, physical environment,
infrastructure, information, time.
Political, economic, military, social, physical environment,

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infrastructure, information time.
Political, economic, military, social, physical environment,
infrastructure, information time.
Political, economic, military, social, physical environment,
infrastructure, information, time.

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That's it for today's episode. Thanks for studying with the
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